• Contents
• Foreword
• Abbreviations and Glossary
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Background
  • 1.2 Commonwealth Grant Guidelines
  • 1.3 Purpose of this Better Practice Guide
• 2. Legislative and policy framwork for grants administration
  • Key Points
  • 2.1 Framework for the administration of grant programs
  • 2.2 When does the grants policy framework apply?
• 3. Identifying the decision-making roles and responsibilities
  • Key Points
  • 3.1 Identifying the decision-maker informs program design
  • 3.2 Authority to act as an approver
  • 3.3 The substance of the administrative arrangement determines where the obligations reside
  • 3.4 The decision-making arrangements can have implications for cost-effective program administration
  • 3.5 Authority to approve a grant for which there is insufficient available appropriation
  • 3.6 Capacity for funding decisions to be reviewed
• 4. How will potential funding recipients access the program?
  • Key Points
  • 4.1 Outcomes and value for money must drive the grant giving process
  • 4.2 Determining the application process
  • 4.3 What information will be needed from applicants?
• 5. Developing program guidelines and procedures
  • Key Points
  • 5.1 Guidelines are required for all grant programs
  • 5.2 Determining the content of program guidelines
  • 5.3 Determining the due date for submitting applications
  • 5.4 Drafting selection criteria
  • 5.5 Capacity to waive or amend criteria during the assessment process
  • 5.6 Documenting internal procedures
• 6. Implementing the selection process
  • Key Points
  • 6.1 Receiving applications
  • 6.2 Appropriately resourcing the grant assessment process
  • 6.3 Applying the criteria set out in the program guidelines
  • 6.4 Agency advice to the decision-maker
  • 6.5 Demonstrating compliance with the legislative and policy obligations on the approver
  • 6.6 Approving applications to the limit of available appropriation funding
  • 6.7 Announcing grants
• 7. Administering approved grants
  • Key Points
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Risk Management
  • 7.3 Establishing and managing fund agreements
  • 7.4 Funding strategies
  • 7.5 Monitoring progress
  • 7.6 Measuring outcomes
• Index
• References

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